Rear Axle 5 lug
 

I purchased an 84 suburban for a donor vehicle. It will work for the front axle/disk brake conversion but will not for the rear axle. I found the 84 axle is much longer than my current.

Can I not just pull my 66 rear axles and have them converted to a 5 bolt pattern so I can maintain the same rear axle? Drum brakes are drum brakes in the rear, as long as they are not leaking and adjusted properly they work just fine; so I don't mind having the 66 axle.
Steve

Re: Rear Axle 5 lug
 

Yes you can have the 6 lug axle filled & redrilled to 5-lug if ya like. Gotta find the machine shop capable to do it. Also there are axle swap kits out there. For the 65-66 its just a matter of swapping the original 6-lug axle shafts for new 5-lugs. CPP or Brothers carry these axles.